The Projet Recherche Appliquée en Milieu Réel is situated on the Adja Plateau, Southwest Benin. The project is responsible for a FSR&D programme that aims at sustainable use of the so-calledTerres de barre. Technologies tested in this context include seasonal fallowing, usingMucuna pruriens cv. g...
Koudokpon , V.
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Brouwers, J.
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Versteeg, M.
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Budelman, A.
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[Priority setting in research for sustainable land use: the case of Adja Plateau, Benin]
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Priority setting in research for sustainable land use: the case of Adja Plateau, Benin
Dryland cereals and legumes are important crops in farming systems across the world. Yet they are frequently neglected among the priorities for international agricultural research and development, often due to lack of information on their magnitude and extent. Given what we know about the globa...
Hyman, Glenn
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Barona, Elizabeth
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Biradar, Chandrashekhar M.
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Guevara, Edward D.
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Dixon, John A.
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Castaño, Silvia Elena
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Alabi, Tunrayo
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Gumma, Murali K.
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Rivera, Ovidio
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Espinosa, Herlin
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Cardona, Jorge
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[Priority regions for research on dryland cereals and legumes]
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Priority regions for research on dryland cereals and legumes
Gakige, Jesse K.
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Gachuri, C.
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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Goopy, John P.
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[Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) vine silage: A cost-effective supplement for milk production in smallholder dairy-farming systems of East Africa?]
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Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) vine silage: A cost-effective supplement for milk production in smallholder dairy-farming systems of East Africa?
Petsakos, Athanasios
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Prager, Steven D.
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González, Carlos Eduardo
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Gama, Arthur Chibwana
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Sulser, Timothy B.
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Gbegbelegbe, Sika
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Kikulwe, Enoch M.
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Hareaua, Guy
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[Understanding the consequences of changes in the production frontiers for roots, tubers and bananas]
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Understanding the consequences of changes in the production frontiers for roots, tubers and bananas
Little research on slash and burn systems has investigated whether effects of burning are due to the fire per se or to the removal of biomass from the soil surface. In this experiment, the aim was to assess the effects of burning versus no burning and mulching versus no mulching on maize yields, ...
Norgrove, L.
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Nkem, J.N.
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Hauser, S.
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[Seperating the agronomic effects of burning and biomass removal in a typical slash and burn rotation system in Southern Cameroon]
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Seperating the agronomic effects of burning and biomass removal in a typical slash and burn rotation system in Southern Cameroon
Profitability due to use of good agricultural practices (GAPs) is important for improving farmer return on investment. Although GAPs are theoretically expected to be profitable, actual returns accrued to farmers may not necessarily be realized due to shortfalls in profit to farmers after harvest....
Lazaro, V.
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Rajendran, Srinivasulu
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Afari-Sefa, Victor
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Kazuzuru, B.
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[Analysis of good agricultural practices in an integrated maize-based farming system]
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Analysis of good agricultural practices in an integrated maize-based farming system
The response of earthworm communities to farming practices was assessed in 33 farms of the Soummam valley (Algeria). Market gardening was the most intensive practice with frequent tillage (94% farms), application of chemical (94%) and organic (70%) fertilizers and pesticides (70%). Orange tree pl...
Kherbouche, D
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Bernhard-Reversat, F.
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Moali, A
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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[The effect of crops and farming practices on earthworm communities in Soummam valley, Algeria]
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The effect of crops and farming practices on earthworm communities in Soummam valley, Algeria
Creating typologies is a way to summarize the large heterogeneity of smallholder farming systems into a few farm types. Various methods exist, commonly using statistical analysis, to create these typologies. We demonstrate that the methodological decisions on data collection, variable selection, ...
Álvarez, S.
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Timler, Carl J.
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Michalscheck, M.
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Paas, W.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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Andersson, Jens A.
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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[Capturing farm diversity with hypothesis-based typologies: An innovative methodological framework for farming system typology development]
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Capturing farm diversity with hypothesis-based typologies: An innovative methodological framework for farming system typology development
Berhe, Kahsay
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Tedla, A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Establishment and evaluation of multi-purpose trees for sustainable farming systems in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Establishment and evaluation of multi-purpose trees for sustainable farming systems in the Ethiopian highlands
The performance, expansion and contribution of tree lucerne has not reached to its full
potential due to a number of factors. An action on-farm research was conducted with men and women farm households to (a) compare survival and growth of tree lucerne across contrasting sites and growing niches,...
Mekonnen, Kindu
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Jogo, Wellington
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Bezabih, Melkamu
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Mulema, Annet A.
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Thorne, Peter J.
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[Determinants of survival and growth of tree lucerne (Chamaecytisus palmensis) in the crop-livestock farming systems of the Ethiopian highlands]
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Determinants of survival and growth of tree lucerne (Chamaecytisus palmensis) in the crop-livestock farming systems of the Ethiopian highlands